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NEW YORK— Cosmopolitan magazine is apparently too racy to appear without a wrap on Rite Aid drugstore shelves. That lead to a campaign by advocacy group the National Center on Sexual Exploitation and Victoria Hearst, granddaughter of Hearst Corp. founder William Randolph Hearst, urging retailers to keep Cosmo under wraps and out of view of minors.

Euro zone leaders made Greece surrender much of its sovereignty to outside supervision in return for talks on an 86- billion-euro bailout to keep the near-bankrupt country within the single currency union. Drugstore chain CVS Health also came to market with a bond sale of up to $15 billion to finance its acquisitions of Omnicare and Target Pharmacies,...

July 9- Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc, the largest U.S. drug store chain, raised its full-year profit forecast on Thursday and said acting Chief Executive Officer Stefano Pessina will take over on a permanent basis. The company said it is on track to reach its target of at least $650 million net synergies in fiscal year 2015 from the merger and $1 billion in fiscal...

July 7- CVS Health Corp said it was withdrawing its membership from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce after media reports that the trade group was lobbying globally against anti-smoking laws. The No. 2 U.S. drugstore chain said it was "surprised" to read recent reports on the chamber's position on tobacco products outside the United States. The New York Times reported...

June 18- Rite Aid Corp, the No.3 U.S. drugstore chain operator, reported slower-than-expected quarterly same-store sales growth as the introduction of new generic drugs hurt pharmacy sales. Net income more than halved to $18.8 million, or 2 cents per share, in the quarter, from $41.4 million, or 4 cents per share, a year earlier. The fall in net income was mainly due to...

June 15- Drugstore operator CVS Health Corp said it will acquire Target Corp's U.S. pharmacy and clinics businesses in a $1.9 billion deal that will help it bargain with drug makers for lower prices. "The addition of the Target pharmacy adds significant purchasing clout for pharmaceuticals," FBR Capital markets analyst Steven Halper wrote in a note.

June 15- Drugstore operator CVS Health Corp said it will acquire Target Corp's U.S. pharmacy and clinics businesses for about $1.9 billion to boost sales and prescription volumes. CVS's shares were up 0.4 percent at $102.65 in premarket trading on Monday, while Target's were flat at $79.50. Barclays is CVS's financial adviser, while Target's is Goldman Sachs.

New Yorkers suffering from cancer, epilepsy, Crohn's disease and Parkinson's disease may soon be able to access medical marijuana in the state. Jason Cranford, expert botanist and Director of Cultivation at the Compassionate Care Center of New York, provides insight.

CHICAGO, May 22- Wal-Mart Stores Inc is pressing meat, seafood, dairy and egg suppliers to reduce the use of antibiotics, becoming the first large retailer to take such a public stand against the excessive use of drugs in raising farm animals. Wal-Mart, the country's biggest food retailer, is also telling suppliers not to raise animals in gestation crates or in...

CHICAGO, May 22- Wal-Mart Stores Inc is pressing meat, seafood, dairy and egg suppliers to reduce the use of antibiotics, becoming the first large retailer to take a stand against the excessive use of drugs in raising farm animals. Wal-Mart, the country's biggest food retailer, is also telling suppliers not to raise animals in gestation crates or in other...

*Deal values Omnicare at $12.7 bln, including $2.3 B debt. May 21- Drugstore operator CVS Health Corp said Thursday it will spend $10.1 billion to buy Omnicare Inc, a company that supplies prescription medicines to nursing, assisted living and other healthcare facilities. They could renegotiate their supply contracts given the volume, "said FBR analyst Steven...

The American Society of Clinical Oncology conference will occur at the end of May in Chicago. CNBC's Meg Tirrell reports which companies investors should watch. Also, Les Funtleyder, ESquared Asset Management, shares his view.

A new report says the number of Americans being billed more than $100,000 a year for their prescriptions has tripled in the past year. CNBC's Meg Tirrell breaks down the report, saying slightly more than half of the spenders were men.